Lee dismisses corruption charges

PAN-GREEN:Tsai Ing-wen said the timing of the former president’s indictment was ‘suspicious,’ while reaffirming the collaboration between the DPP and Lee’s TSU

By Chris Wang / Staff Reporter

Chen also dismissed media reports saying it was his filing of a complaint that led to Lee’s indictment.

Chen, currently serving a 17-year term for corruption and money laundering, has called his case a vendetta carried out by Ma’s government in retaliation for his pro--independence stance while in power.